Springfield power plant lacks buyers, Vermont official says

Mar. 1, 2013

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Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD — A Vermont official says the proposal to build a 35-megawatt wood-fired power plant in Springfield won’t help meet the state’s renewable energy goals because none of the state’s electric utilities has agreed to buy any of the power it would produce.

The comments were contained in testimony filed with the Public Service Board by Asa Hokkins, the director of energy policy and planning for the Department of Public Service, which advocates for ratepayers before the utility-regulating board.

The Rutland Herald reports that one of the developers of the proposal, Dan Ingold, called the comments “a kick in the pants.” He says the two companies working on the project are working with utilities to reach agreements.